Special Colloquium - Newark Campus Candidate - Colin Campbell - 1:30 PM - SSR

[Shelley Palmer]

To all,

Please come to hear a special colloquium this afternoon by Colin Campbell (Penn State University) at 1:30 PM in the Smith Seminar Room.

Title:  The science of complexity: at the intersection of physics and biology

Abstract:  Many technological, social, and physical systems are characterized by emergent behavior that cannot be predicted from inspection of an isolated component of the system. These so-called complex systems include power grids (with the potential for cascading power losses), patterns of human interactions (through which many pathogens spread), and the immune system (which functions via many constitutive and comparatively simple biological processes). The methodology of complex systems analysis has been developed in large part by physicists; I will begin my talk with an introduction to the field and an overview of the methodology. I will then pivot to two case studies with applications to cellular biology. In the first, I will discuss topological measures that capture the regulatory behavior of complex biological networks; in the second, I will discuss a novel computational methodology for identifying potential interventions into regulatory biological networks that have been damaged, e.g. through a genetic mutation that leads to cancer. I will close with an overview of the state of the field and avenues for future research.

Please come and support our regional campus search -

REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED AT 1:15PM

Shelley

[The Ohio State University]
Shelley Palmer
Administrative Associate to the Chair
Department of Physics
1040P Physics Research Building, 191 W. Woodruff Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210
(614) 292-2653 Office
palmer.14 at osu.edu<mailto:palmer.14 at osu.edu> osu.edu<http://osu.edu>

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